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Nimrud

[ nim-rood ]

noun

  1. modern name of the site of the ancient city of Kalakh.


Nimrud

/ nɪmˈruːd /

noun

  1. an ancient city in Assyria, near the present-day city of Mosul (Iraq): founded in about 1250 bc and destroyed by the Medes in 612 bc ; excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Benjamin here alludes to the Birs Nimrud, which is, however, more than four miles from Hillah.

This may be looked upon as a model in white marble of an old Chaldæan temple, such as the Birs-i-Nimrud.

Convex shield of the first period, Nimrud (after Layard) 251.

The earliest art is that of the most ancient palaces at Nimrud.

Bronze bit, Nimrud (from the original in the British Museum) 242.

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